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خَفِيّ
hidden /xaˈfiːj/
adjectiveB2#3036 most common
Also: concealed, secret, faint
Example sentences
في الغرفةِ كاميرا خفيّة.
There is a hidden camera in the room.
سمعتُ صوتًا خفيًّا في الليل.
I heard a faint, hidden sound in the night.
كان لصديقي عدوٌّ خفيٌّ يخطط للإيقاع به.
My friend had a hidden enemy plotting to trap him.
تحمل الرسالةُ معنى خفيًّا لا يفهمه إلا القليل.
The letter carries a hidden meaning that only a few understand.
تتحكم قوى خفية في مسار الأحداث السياسية أحيانًا.
Hidden forces sometimes control the course of political events.
ثمة صراعٌ خفيٌّ بين التياراتِ الفكريةِ يُشكّل ملامح المجتمع دون أن يشعر به أحد.
There is a hidden struggle between intellectual currents that shapes the features of society without anyone noticing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خَفِيٌّ | أَخْفِيَاءُ |
| Genitive | خَفِيٍّ | أَخْفِيَاءَ |
| Accusative | خَفِيًّا | أَخْفِيَاءَ |
| Vocative | خَفِيُّ | أَخْفِيَاءُ |
Word family
خَفِيَto be hidden, to be unknown
أَخْفَىto hide, to conceal somethingاِسْتَخْفَىto hide oneself, to go into hiding
خَفَاءconcealment, secrecy
خَافِيَةa hidden thing, a secret
Etymology
خفي comes from the Arabic triliteral root خ-ف-ي, whose base verb خَفِيَ means to be hidden or unknown. It is a native Semitic root, not a borrowing. The adjective takes the common فَعِيل pattern, which often marks a lasting quality or passive-like state. No Indo-European cognates are documented, since Arabic and English come from unrelated language families.
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